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| The '''Armenian National Congress''' was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for ].<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> It first met at the Artistic Theatre in ] on 11 October of that year.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref name=Uras>{{cite book|last=Uras|first=Esat|title=The Armenians in history and the Armenian question|year=1988|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=Ankara|isbn=9789757555001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5AhuAAAAMAAJ&q|edition=English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=905}}</ref> Its formation was prompted by the confused situation in the Russian Empire towards the end of ]. The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian ] refusing to take part for ideological reasons.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.16-17</ref> It was dominated by the ], who had 113 representatives.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kurkjian|first=Vahan M.|title=A history of Armenia|year=2008|publisher=Indo-European Publishing|location=Los Angeles, CA|isbn=9781604440126}}</ref> According to ], the Congress was "the most comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of ]".<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref> The Congress also called for the militarization of the Caucasus front.<ref name=Marshall>{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=Alex|title=The Caucasus under Soviet rule|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=9780415410120|pages=387|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F0mlUS7rlhcC&dq|edition=1. publ.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=86}}</ref> The Congress was also instrumental in the ] of Armenian schools and the nationalization of secondary Armenian schools.<ref name=Marshall /> The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the ] concerning the war, and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.17-18</ref> It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by ].<ref name=Derogy>{{cite book|last=Derogy|first=Jacques|title=Resistance and Revenge: The Armenian Assassination of the Turkish Leaders Responsible for the 1915 Massacres and Deportations|year=1990|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=9781412833165|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gpL9QKCJ2L8C&dq}}</ref> This council eventually declared independence for Russian Armenia in May 1918.<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> | The '''Armenian National Congress''' was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for ].<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> It first met at the Artistic Theatre in ] on 11 October of that year.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref name=Uras>{{cite book|last=Uras|first=Esat|title=The Armenians in history and the Armenian question|year=1988|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=Ankara|isbn=9789757555001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5AhuAAAAMAAJ&q|edition=English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=905}}</ref> Its formation was prompted by the confused situation in the Russian Empire towards the end of ]. The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian ] refusing to take part for ideological reasons.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.16-17</ref> It was dominated by the ], who had 113 representatives.<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kurkjian|first=Vahan M.|title=A history of Armenia|year=2008|publisher=Indo-European Publishing|location=Los Angeles, CA|isbn=9781604440126}}</ref> According to ], the Congress was "the most comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of ]".<ref>Hovannisian ''Armenia on the Road to Independence'', p.87</ref> The Congress also called for the militarization of the Caucasus front.<ref name=Marshall>{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=Alex|title=The Caucasus under Soviet rule|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=9780415410120|pages=387|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F0mlUS7rlhcC&dq|edition=1. publ.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=86}}</ref> The Congress was also instrumental in the ] of Armenian schools and the nationalization of secondary Armenian schools.<ref name=Marshall /> The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the ] concerning the war, and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines.<ref>Hovannisian ''Republic'', pp.17-18</ref> It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by ].<ref name=Derogy>{{cite book|last=Derogy|first=Jacques|title=Resistance and Revenge: The Armenian Assassination of the Turkish Leaders Responsible for the 1915 Massacres and Deportations|year=1990|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=9781412833165|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gpL9QKCJ2L8C&dq}}</ref><ref name=Kevork>{{cite book|last=Bardakjian|first=Kevork B.|title=A reference guide to modern Armenian literature, 1500-1920 : with an introductory history|year=2000|publisher=Wayne State Univ. Press|location=Detroit|isbn=9780814327470|pages=714|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bR7hMqV3Ij0C&dq|coauthors=Bardakjian, with an introduction by Kevork B.|accessdate=9 February 2013|page=263-264}}</ref> This council eventually declared independence for Russian Armenia in May 1918.<ref>Adalian p.76</ref> | ||
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The Armenian National Congress was a political assembly established in 1917 to provide representation for Armenians of the Russian Empire. It first met at the Artistic Theatre in Tbilisi on 11 October of that year. Its formation was prompted by the confused situation in the Russian Empire towards the end of World War One. The congress included more than 200 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian Bolsheviks refusing to take part for ideological reasons. It was dominated by the Dashnak Party, who had 113 representatives. According to Richard Hovannisian, the Congress was "the most comprehensive Eastern Armenian gathering since the Russian conquest of Transcaucasia". The Congress also called for the militarization of the Caucasus front. The Congress was also instrumental in the secularization of Armenian schools and the nationalization of secondary Armenian schools. The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the Russian Provisional Government concerning the war, and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines. It created an executive body called the Armenian National Council, headed by Avetis Aharonian. This council eventually declared independence for Russian Armenia in May 1918.
References
- Adalian p.76
- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- Uras, Esat (1988). The Armenians in history and the Armenian question (English translation of the rev. and expanded 2. ed. ed.). Ankara: Documentary Publications. p. 905. ISBN 9789757555001. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- Kurkjian, Vahan M. (2008). A history of Armenia. Los Angeles, CA: Indo-European Publishing. ISBN 9781604440126.
- Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence, p.87
- ^ Marshall, Alex (2008). The Caucasus under Soviet rule (1. publ. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 9780415410120. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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- Derogy, Jacques (1990). Resistance and Revenge: The Armenian Assassination of the Turkish Leaders Responsible for the 1915 Massacres and Deportations. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412833165.
- Bardakjian, Kevork B. (2000). A reference guide to modern Armenian literature, 1500-1920 : with an introductory history. Detroit: Wayne State Univ. Press. p. 263-264. ISBN 9780814327470. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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Sources
- Richard G. Hovannisian Armenia on the Road to Independence (University of California, 1967)
- Richard G. Hovanissian The Republic of Armenia: The First Year 1918-19 (University of California, 1971)
- Rouben Paul Adalian Historical Dictionary of Armenia (Scarecrow Press, 2010)